A 4 hp Atlantic 'jump-spark' engine is a close relative of a make and break engine. The operating mechanism is the same with the acception of the ignition. A jump-spark engine has a spark plug which supplies energy and has no battery pack like a...

Left hand side of 8 1/2 Acadia engine. While the engine is in running order it is having a quick clean up while it's boat is repaired. Here, you will notice, the carburetor, which usually extends from this side, ihas been removed.

A mill lunch basket belonging to Julia Vardy, which was used by her husband, David Charles Vardy in the mill in Corner Brook. Vardy worked in the Corner Brook pulp and paper mill as a millwright from 1975 to 2003 (28 years). Upon his passing,...

A mill lunch basket belonging to Julia Vardy, which was used by her husband, David Charles Vardy in the mill in Corner Brook. Vardy worked in the Corner Brook pulp and paper mill as a millwright from 1975 to 2003 (28 years). Upon his passing,...

A mill lunch basket belonging to Julia Vardy, which was used by her husband, David Charles Vardy in the mill in Corner Brook. Vardy worked in the Corner Brook pulp and paper mill as a millwright from 1975 to 2003 (28 years). Upon his passing,...

A mill lunch basket belonging to Julia Vardy, which was used by her husband, David Charles Vardy in the mill in Corner Brook. Vardy worked in the Corner Brook pulp and paper mill as a millwright from 1975 to 2003 (28 years). Upon his passing,...

Top down view of a Barnes engine at the Wooden Boat Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador. Located on the back of the engine bed on the right hand side is a battery pack and on the left hand side is a battery coil. These two components would work...

Interview by Joelle Carey with Max Clarke. Mr. Clarke describes a make and break engine; why it was popular in Newfoundland; talks about restoration projects and love of simple machines; issues with restoring; best thing about make and breaks;...

The cylinder head of a Barnes engine that has been donated for restoration purposes to the Wooden Boat Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador. Note the paper sticker which is still intact demonstrating the prestine condition of this antique engine.

Don Gale, author of Francie and the Basket Women, holding a copy of the children's book which is set in Newfoundland and tells the tale of a little girl, Francie, who runs away from the dentist and hops aboard a train. While on the train Francie...

Interview with Georgina Mercer about her pillow tops. She has one small pillow top her father made for her in 1949, while stationed at the Buchans Mine. This pillow top is approximately 65 years old. Circa 1974-1985 Mercer and her father...

A mill basket (lunch basket) belonging to Kristin Harris Walsh. Made by Clar White in Botwood and given to Walsh by Jane Burns. Close up bottom view of basket with stamp visible which reads "Clar White Botwood, NF (709) 257-3591"

Elizabeth Murphy, of the Burin peninsula, discusses pillow tops with Joelle Carey and Megan Sutherland. Pillow tops are square textiles, woven from wool on a wooden frame and were traditionally made by Newfoundland men working in the lumber camps....

A mill lunch basket belonging to Bernard Keating which belonged to his father, Sylvester Keating, when he worked in the cement plant. The basket was used from the mid 1950s to the 1980s. Creator unknown, constructed in early 1950s. Materials used...